Egbeyemi urges Buhari to allocate oil wells to states

Ekiti State Deputy Governor Bisi Egbeyemi has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to make more resources available to states to enable them meet their obligations.

Egbeyemi urged the President to allocate oil wells to states to make them less dependent on the Federal Government for survival.

Speaking during an interview on Ekiti State Television (EKTV) monitored at the weekend, Egbeyemi asked the President to strip some Nigerians of their oil blocs and allocate same to the states to ensure growth.

Egbeyemi assured Nigerians that they would enjoy more dividends of democracy during Buhari’s second term, saying the President was more determined to make a difference in their lives.

He said: “The victory achieved by the President was a victory for Nigeria indeed and the masses, who reposed confidence in him and voted him back to office.

“This is the time for him to take some bold and radical decisions to make life better for the citizenry and ensure economic recovery.

“President Buhari, during his second term, must make the states buoyant. He must take oil wells from individuals and allocate them to the states so that they can pay their workers, build more infrastructures and establish industries.

“We have some individuals holding oil wells having billions of Naira coming to them every day while majority of Nigerians are living in poverty.”

Egbeyemi also advised Buhari to remove People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members, who are still on boards of federal commissions, boards and agencies despite the expiry of their tenure.

Describing the situation as “annoying,” Egbeyemi warned that PDP members still hibernating in the APC-led administration may sabotage the President’s efforts to sanitise the polity.

Egbeyemi also enjoined the President to constitute a think-tank that would assist his administration to immediately hit the ground running after taking the oath of office for the second time on May 29.